ainnis

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aindeis (“left; awkward, ungainly; poor, wretched”), from dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”) (modern deas).

Adjective

ainnis (genitive singular masculine ainnis, genitive singular feminine ainnise, plural ainnise, comparative ainnise)

  1. miserable; mean; wretched, afflicted
  2. awkward, ungainly

Declension

Declension of ainnis
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainnis ainnis ainnise
vocative ainnis ainnise
genitive ainnise ainnise ainnis
dative ainnis ainnis ainnise
Comparative níos ainnise
Superlative is ainnise

Derived terms

  • ainnise f (“misery; meanness; awkwardness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainnis
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainnis n-ainnis hainnis not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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